Day 2 of the Strike: Brrr and Grrr

Published: December 22, 2005

To the Editor:

Re ''An Unnecessary Transit Strike'' (editorial, Dec. 21):

What a disappointing stance for The New York Times to take on the strike.

There is broad support for this strike among the people of this city, and your effort to pit us against one another by suggesting that many other workers paying the $2 fare would gladly accept the Metropolitan Transportation Authority offer is unfortunate.

It is not about how M.T.A. workers' wages and benefits compare with the rest of ours, but about having solidarity with a union to help stem the declining influence of unions in this country and the declining standard of living for this country's working population.